The Tempest.
Miranda, O my Father,
Miranda,
Miranda) I do thinke a King
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Tell not me, when the But is out we will drinke
water, not a drop before; therefore beare vp, & boord
em' Seruant Monster, drinke to me.
Seruant Monster? the folly of this Iland, they
say there's but fiue vpon this Isle; we are three of them,
if th' other two be brain'd like vs, the State totters.
Drinke seruant Monster when I bid thee, thy
eies are almost set in thy head.
VVhere should they bee set else? hee were a
braue Monster indeede if they were set in his taile.
My man‑Monster hath drown'd his tongue in
sacke: for my part the Sea cannot drowne mee, I swam
ere I could recouer the shore, fiue and thirtie Leagues
off and on, by this light thou shalt bee my Lieutenant
Monster, or my Standard.
Your Lieutenant if you list, hee's no standard.
VVeel not run Monsieur Monster.
Nor go neither: but you'l lie lik
e dogs, and
yet
say nothing neither.
Moone‑calfe, speak once in thy life, if thou beest
a good Moone‑calfe.
Thou liest most ignorant Monster, I am in case
to iustle a Constable: why, thou debosh'd Fish thou,
was there euer man a Coward, that hath drunk so much
Sacke as I to day? wilt thou tell a monstrous lie, being
but halfe a Fish, and halfe a Monster?
Loe, how he mockes me, wilt thou let him my
Lord?
Tell not me, when the But is out we will drinke
water, not a drop before; therefore beare vp, & boord
em' Seruant Monster, drinke to me.
Seruant Monster? the folly of this Iland, they
say there's but fiue vpon this Isle; we are three of them,
if th' other two be brain'd like vs, the State totters.
Drinke seruant Monster when I bid thee, thy
eies are almost set in thy head.
VVhere should they bee set else? hee were a
braue Monster indeede if they were set in his taile.
My man‑Monster hath drown'd his tongue in
sacke: for my part the Sea cannot drowne mee, I swam
ere I could recouer the shore, fiue and thirtie Leagues
off and on, by this light thou shalt bee my Lieutenant
Monster, or my Standard.
Your Lieutenant if you list, hee's no standard.
VVeel not run Monsieur Monster.
Nor go neither: but you'l lie lik
e dogs, and
yet
say nothing neither.
Moone‑calfe, speak once in thy life, if thou beest
a good Moone‑calfe.
Thou liest most ignorant Monster, I am in case
to iustle a Constable: why, thou debosh'd Fish thou,
was there euer man a Coward, that hath drunk so much
Sacke as I to day? wilt thou tell a monstrous lie, being
but halfe a Fish, and halfe a Monster?
Loe, how he mockes me, wilt thou let him my
Lord?
Lord, quoth he? that a Monster should be such
a Naturall?
Loe, loe againe: bite him to death I prethee.
Trinculo, keepe a good tongue in your head:
If
you proue a mutineere, the next Tree: the poore Mon
ster's my subiect, and he shall not suffer indignity.
I thanke my noble Lord. Wilt thou be pleas'd
to hearken once againe to the suite I made to thee?
Trinculo, run into no further danger:
Interrupt the Monster one word further, and by this
hand, Ile turne my mercie out o' doores, and make a
Stockfish of thee.
Monster, I will kill this man: his daughter and
I will be King
and Queene, saue our Graces: and
Trin
culo
and thy selfe shall be
Vice‑royes:
Dost thou like the plot
Trinculo?
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<head rend="italic center">Scœna Secunda.</head>
<head type="supplied">[Act 3, Scene 2]</head>
<stage rend="italic center" type="entrance">Enter Caliban, Stephano, and Trinculo.</stage>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<p n="1306">Tell not me, when the But is out we will drinke
<lb n="1307"/>water, not a drop before; therefore beare vp, & boord
<lb n="1308"/>em' Seruant Monster, drinke to me.
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</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-tri">
<speaker rend="italic">Trin.</speaker>
<p n="1310">Seruant Monster? the folly of this Iland, they
<lb n="1311"/>say there's but fiue vpon this Isle; we are three of them,
<lb n="1312"/>if th' other two be brain'd like vs, the State totters.</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<p n="1313">Drinke seruant Monster when I bid thee, thy
<lb n="1314"/>eies are almost set in thy head.
<lb n="1315"/>
</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-tri">
<speaker rend="italic">Trin.</speaker>
<p n="1316">VVhere should they bee set else? hee were a
<lb n="1317"/>braue Monster indeede if they were set in his taile.</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<p n="1318">My man‑Monster hath drown'd his tongue in
<lb n="1319"/>sacke: for my part the Sea cannot drowne mee, I swam
<lb n="1320"/>ere I could recouer the shore, fiue and thirtie Leagues
<lb n="1321"/>off and on, by this light thou shalt bee my Lieutenant
<lb n="1322"/>Monster, or my Standard.
<lb n="1323"/>
</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-tri">
<speaker rend="italic">Trin.</speaker>
<p n="1324">Your Lieutenant if you list, hee's no standard.</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<p n="1325">VVeel not run Monsieur Monster.</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-tri">
<speaker rend="italic">Trin.</speaker>
<p n="1326">Nor go neither: but you'l lie lik<hi rend="italic">e</hi>dogs, and yet
<lb n="1327"/>say nothing neither.</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<p n="1328">Moone‑calfe, speak once in thy life, if thou beest
<lb n="1329"/>a good Moone‑calfe.</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-cal">
<speaker rend="italic">Cal.</speaker>
<l n="1330">How does thy honour? Let me licke thy shooe:</l>
<l n="1331">Ile not serue him, he is not valiant.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-tri">
<speaker rend="italic">Trin.</speaker>
<p n="1332">Thou liest most ignorant Monster, I am in case
<lb n="1333"/>to iustle a Constable: why, thou debosh'd Fish thou,
<lb n="1334"/>was there euer man a Coward, that hath drunk so much
<lb n="1335"/>Sacke as I to day? wilt thou tell a monstrous lie, being
<lb n="1336"/>but halfe a Fish, and halfe a Monster?</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-cal">
<speaker rend="italic">Cal.</speaker>
<p n="1337">Loe, how he mockes me, wilt thou let him my
<lb n="1338"/>Lord?</p>
</sp>
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<sp who="#F-tem-tri">
<speaker rend="italic">Trin.</speaker>
<p n="1339">Lord, quoth he? that a Monster should be such
<lb n="1340"/>a Naturall?</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-cal">
<speaker rend="italic">Cal.</speaker>
<p n="1341">Loe, loe againe: bite him to death I prethee.</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<p n="1342">
<hi rend="italic">Trinculo</hi>, keepe a good tongue in your head: If
<lb n="1343"/>you proue a mutineere, the next Tree: the poore Mon
<lb n="1344"/>ster's my subiect, and he shall not suffer indignity.</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-cal">
<speaker rend="italic">Cal.</speaker>
<p n="1345">I thanke my noble Lord. Wilt thou be pleas'd
<lb n="1346"/>to hearken once againe to the suite I made to thee?</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<l n="1347">Marry will I: kneele, and repeate it,</l>
<l n="1348">I will stand, and so shall<hi rend="italic">Trinculo</hi>.</l>
</sp>
<stage rend="italic center" type="entrance">Enter Ariell inuisible.</stage>
<sp who="#F-tem-cal">
<speaker rend="italic">Cal.</speaker>
<l n="1349">As I told thee before, I am subiect to a Tirant,</l>
<l n="1350">A Sorcerer, that by his cunning hath cheated me</l>
<l n="1351">Of the Island.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ari">
<speaker rend="italic">Ariell.</speaker>
<l n="1352">Thou lyest</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-cal">
<speaker rend="italic">Cal.</speaker>
<l n="1353">Thou lyest, thou iesting Monkey thou:</l>
<l n="1354">I would my valiant Master would destroy thee.</l>
<l n="1355">I do not lye.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<l n="1356">
<hi rend="italic">Trinculo</hi>, if you trouble him any more in's tale,</l>
<l n="1357">By this hand, I will supplant some of your teeth.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-tri">
<speaker rend="italic">Trin.</speaker>
<l n="1358">Why, I said nothing.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<l n="1359">Mum then, and no more: proceed.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-cal">
<speaker rend="italic">Cal.</speaker>
<l n="1360">I say by Sorcery he got this Isle</l>
<l n="1361">From me, he got it. If thy Greatnesse will</l>
<l n="1362">Reuenge it on him, (for I know thou dar'st)</l>
<l n="1363">But this Thing dare not.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<l n="1364">That's most certaine.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-cal">
<speaker rend="italic">Cal.</speaker>
<l n="1365">Thou shalt be Lord of it, and Ile serue thee.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<l n="1366">How now shall this be compast?</l>
<l n="1367">Canst thou bring me to the party?</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-cal">
<speaker rend="italic">Cal.</speaker>
<l n="1368">Yea, yea my Lord, Ile yeeld him thee asleepe,</l>
<l n="1369">Where thou maist knocke a naile into his head.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ari">
<speaker rend="italic">Ariell.</speaker>
<l n="1370">Thou liest, thou canst not.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-cal">
<speaker rend="italic">Cal.</speaker>
<l n="1371">What a py'de Ninnie's this? Thou scuruy patch:</l>
<l n="1372">I do beseech thy Greatnesse giue him blowes,</l>
<l n="1373">And take his bottle from him: When that's gone,</l>
<l n="1374">He shall drinke nought but brine, for Ile not shew him</l>
<l n="1375">Where the quicke Freshes are.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<p n="1376">
<hi rend="italic">Trinculo</hi>, run into no further danger:
<lb n="1377"/>Interrupt the Monster one word further, and by this
<lb n="1378"/>hand, Ile turne my mercie out o' doores, and make a
<lb n="1379"/>Stockfish of thee.</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-tri">
<speaker rend="italic">Trin.</speaker>
<l n="1380">Why, what did I? I did nothing:</l>
<l n="1381">Ile go farther off.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<l n="1382">Didst thou not say he lyed?</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ari">
<speaker rend="italic">Ariell.</speaker>
<l n="1383">Thou liest</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<l n="1384">Do I so? Take thou that,</l>
<l n="1385">As you like this, giue me the lye another time.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-tri">
<speaker rend="italic">Trin.</speaker>
<l n="1386">I did not giue the lie: Out o'your wittes, and
<lb/>hearing too?</l>
<l n="1387">A pox o'your bottle, this can Sacke and drinking doo:</l>
<l n="1388">A murren on your Monster, and the diuell take your
<lb/>fingers.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-cal">
<speaker rend="italic">Cal.</speaker>
<l n="1389">Ha, ha, ha.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<l n="1390">Now forward with your Tale: prethee stand
<lb/>further off.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-cal">
<speaker rend="italic">Cal.</speaker>
<l n="1391">Beate him enough: after a little time</l>
<l n="1392">Ile beate him too.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<l n="1393">Stand farther: Come proceede.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-cal">
<speaker rend="italic">Cal.</speaker>
<l n="1394">Why, as I told thee, 'tis a custome with him</l>
<l n="1395">I'th afternoone to sleepe: there thou maist braine him,</l>
<l n="1396">Hauing first seiz'd his bookes: Or with a logge</l>
<l n="1397">Batter his skull, or paunch him with a stake,</l>
<l n="1398">Or cut his wezand with thy knife. Remember</l>
<l n="1399">First to possesse his Bookes; for without them</l>
<cb n="2"/>
<l n="1400">Hee's but a Sot, as I am; nor hath not</l>
<l n="1401">One Spirit to command: they all do hate him</l>
<l n="1402">As rootedly as I. Burne but his Bookes,</l>
<l n="1403">He ha's braue Vtensils (for so he calles them)</l>
<l n="1404">Which when he ha's a house, hee'l decke withall.</l>
<l n="1405">And that most deeply to consider, is</l>
<l n="1406">The beautie of his daughter: he himselfe</l>
<l n="1407">Cals her a non‑pareill: I neuer saw a woman</l>
<l n="1408">But onely<hi rend="italic">Sycorax</hi>my Dam, and she;</l>
<l n="1409">But she as farre surpasseth<hi rend="italic">Sycorax</hi>,</l>
<l n="1410">As great'st do's least</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<l n="1411">Is it so braue a Lasse?</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-cal">
<speaker rend="italic">Cal.</speaker>
<l n="1412">I Lord, she will become thy bed, I warrant,</l>
<l n="1413">And bring thee forth braue brood.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<p n="1414">Monster, I will kill this man: his daughter and
<lb n="1415"/>I will be King and Queene, saue our Graces: and<hi rend="italic">Trin
<lb n="1416"/>culo</hi>and thy selfe shall be Vice‑royes:
<lb n="1417"/>Dost thou like the plot<hi rend="italic">Trinculo?</hi>
</p>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-tri">
<speaker rend="italic">Trin.</speaker>
<l n="1418">Excellent.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<l n="1419">Giue me thy hand, I am sorry I beate thee:</l>
<l n="1420">But while thou liu'st keepe a good tongue in thy head.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-cal">
<speaker rend="italic">Cal.</speaker>
<l n="1421">Within this halfe houre will he be asleepe,</l>
<l n="1422">Wilt thou destroy him then?</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<l n="1423">I on mine honour.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ari">
<speaker rend="italic">Ariell.</speaker>
<l n="1424">This will I tell my Master.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-cal">
<speaker rend="italic">Cal.</speaker>
<l n="1425">Thou mak'st me merry: I am full of pleasure,</l>
<l n="1426">Let vs be iocond. Will you troule the Catch</l>
<l n="1427">You taught me but whileare?</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<l n="1428">At thy request Monster, I will do reason,</l>
<l n="1429">Any reason: Come on<hi rend="italic">Trinculo</hi>, let vs sing.</l>
<stage rend="italic center" type="business">Sings.</stage>
<l rend="italic" n="1430">Flout'em, and cout'em: and skowt'em, and flout'em,</l>
<l rend="italic" n="1431">Thought is free.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-cal">
<speaker rend="italic">Cal.</speaker>
<l n="1432">That's not the tune.</l>
</sp>
<stage rend="italic rightJustified" type="business">Ariell plaies the tune on a Tabor and Pipe.</stage>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<l n="1433">What is this same?</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-tri">
<speaker rend="italic">Trin.</speaker>
<l n="1434">This is the tune of our Catch, plaid by the pic
<lb/>ture of No‑body.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<l n="1435">If thou beest a man, shew thy selfe in thy likenes:</l>
<l n="1436">If thou beest a diuell, take't as thou list.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-tri">
<speaker rend="italic">Trin.</speaker>
<l n="1437">O forgiue me my sinnes.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<l n="1438">He that dies payes all debts: I defie thee;</l>
<l n="1439">Mercy vpon vs.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-cal">
<speaker rend="italic">Cal.</speaker>
<l n="1440">Art thou affeard?</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<l n="1441">No Monster, not I.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-cal">
<speaker rend="italic">Cal.</speaker>
<l n="1442">Be not affeard, the Isle is full of noyses,</l>
<l n="1443">Sounds, and sweet aires, that giue delight and hurt not:</l>
<l n="1444">Sometimes a thousand twangling Instruments</l>
<l n="1445">Will hum about mine eares; and sometime voices,</l>
<l n="1446">That if I then had wak'd after long sleepe,</l>
<l n="1447">Will make me sleepe againe, and then in dreaming,</l>
<l n="1448">The clouds methought would open, and shew riches</l>
<l n="1449">Ready to drop vpon me, that when I wak'd</l>
<l n="1450">I cri'de to dreame againe.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<l n="1451">This will proue a braue kingdome to me,</l>
<l n="1452">Where I shall haue my Musicke for nothing.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-cal">
<speaker rend="italic">Cal.</speaker>
<l n="1453">When<hi rend="italic">Prospero</hi>is destroy'd.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<l n="1454">That shall be by and by:</l>
<l n="1455">I remember the storie.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-tri">
<speaker rend="italic">Trin.</speaker>
<l n="1456">The sound is going away,</l>
<l n="1457">Lets follow it, and after do our worke.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-ste">
<speaker rend="italic">Ste.</speaker>
<l n="1458">Leade Monster,</l>
<l n="1459">Wee'l follow: I would I could see this Taborer,</l>
<l n="1460">He layes it on.</l>
</sp>
<sp who="#F-tem-tri">
<speaker rend="italic">Trin.</speaker>
<l n="1461">Wilt come?</l>
<l n="1462">Ile follow<hi rend="italic">stephano</hi>.</l>
</sp>
<stage rend="italic rightJustified" type="exit">Exeunt.</stage>
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